Testing strategies for SARS-CoV-2

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated June 14, 2021
  
  Diagnostic testing is intended to identify current infection in individuals and is performed when a person has signs or symptoms consistent with COVID-19, or when a person is asymptomatic but has recent known or suspected exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
  
  Examples of diagnostic testing include:
  
  • Testing people who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and who present to their healthcare provider
  
  • Testing people as a result of contact tracing efforts
  
  • Testing people who indicate that they were exposed to someone with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19
  
  • Testing people who attended an event where another attendee was later confirmed to have COVID-19
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Diagnostic Testing -- Screening Testing -- Public Health Surveillance Testing -- Regulatory Requirements for Diagnostic, Screening, and Public Health Surveillance Testing -- Reporting Diagnostic, Screening, and Public Health Surveillance Testing Results -- Summary of Testing Strategies for SARS-CoV-2,
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Vaccines Health Facilities Immunologic Surveillance Long-Term Care Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Safety SARS-CoV-2 Viral Vaccines/adverse Effects
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ac939433505f670e10616d8f87700d86c084bfbc7f214b75c2e73e566563af77
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107142/cdc_107142_DS1.pdf
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